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THOMAS B. MODLIN AND WILLIAM I-I. BUHL, OF HURDLAND, MISSOURI.

RAILROAD-,TIE PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,169, dated September 16, 19012. Application led June 27, 1902. Serial lilo. 113.446- (No model.)

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Be it known that we, THOMAS'B. MODLIN and VILLIAM H. BUHL, citizens of the United States, residing at Hurdland, in the county of Knox and State of Missouri, have invented a new and nsefu l Railroad-Tie Plate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway road-bed construction, more particularly tothat part of the road-bed whereby the rails are secured in position upon the ties, and has for its object the production of a double tie plate adapted to firmly connect the opposite rails and prevent their displacement or overturning; and the invention consists in a tie-plate engaging the under sides of the opposite rails, with tongues engaging the inner edges of the tie-flanges and with longer tongues engaging the outer edges of the upper or wheel flanges, whereby the rails are firmly'supported and prevented from spreading or overturning.

Other novel features of the invention will appear inthe annexed description and be specified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan View; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section, enlarged, of the opposite rails with the invention applied.

The device will be applicable to all of the 'different sizes of rails and will be constructed to conform to the different standard numbers or sizes of rail and will also be constructed to conform to the different gages of the track. j

The device consists in a plate 10, somewhat longerthan the distance covered by the opposite rails and will be supported transversely of the rails upon a suitable tie 11, of wood or metal, as preferred. The device may be employed in connection with any of the usual forms of metal ties or to the ordinary wooden tie, and it is not desired to limit the invention to use in connection with any particular form of tie.

For the purpose of illustration the plate 10` is shown secured to an ordinary wooden tie 11 by the usual rail-spikes 13, or, if preferred, bolts or other meansof fastening may be employed. Extending upward from the plate 10, adjacent to the tie-flanges of the rails 14 Fig. 2. `By this means the adjacent edges of the tie-flanges of the opposite rails are firmly supported and prevented from being moved inward toward each other or the rails moved upward. Extending upward fromthe plate 10, adjacent to the outer edges of the trackflanges, are longer clips or tongues 18 19, curving inward at their upper ends and engaging the outer faces of the upper flanges or treads of the rails and affording a firm support there to, as shown at the left of Fig. 2. By this `means the upper or tread sides ofthe rails are rmly supported from outward movement, so that any tendency to spread or to be overturned is firmly resisted and effectually prevented. The clips 18 19 will be curved between their extremities, as indicated, so that the rails may be inserted, as indicated at the right of Fig. 2. In constructing the road-bed with this device forining a part thereof the plates 10 will be placed in position at suitable intervals and the rails turned upon their edges, with the lower sides of the tie-flange adjacent to the clips 16 17 and the rails turned over into position, which will cause the inner or adjacent edges of the tie-flanges to enter the cavities beneath the inner clips, while the outer edges of the tie-flanges pass downward inside the clips 1S 19, with the outer sides of the heads ofthe rails in engagement with the inner adjacent ends ofthe clips 18 19, as shown at the leftin Fig. 2. The plate 10 will then be spiked to theltie 11. It' preferred, the plates 10 may be spiked to the ties before the rails are placed in position instead of afterward, this part of the work depending somewhat upon circumstances and the system employed for alining up the track. The presence of the plates 10 will not interfere in any manner with the tamping or other work in alining up the tracks. lhese plates 10,with their clips, will be employed at as frequent inter- Vals as required; but generally three foreach rail will be sufficient, one near each end and one in the center. The plates near the ends of the rails will be located as near as possible to the joints between the rails, but Without interfering with the ordinary fishplates or other couplings, as this device is not intended to replace the ordinary railjoints, but will be employed as an additional attachment to prevent the spreading or overturning of the rails, which it does most eectuallyand coacts with the ordinary joints to IOO greatly increase the stability of the road-bed and track.

To remove the rails, it is only necessary to withdraw the spikes by which the rails are supported upon the ordinary ties and turn them overinward, asindicated at the right of Fig. 2.

In constructing the device care should be taken that the clips 16 17 closely engage the part of the tie-flange with which they come in contact and that their outer ends closely engage the vertical webs of the rails and that the clips 18 19 closely engage the outer surfaces of the heads of the rails to insure the effectiveness of the device.

As before stated, the plates 10 will be formed to correspond to the different standards or numbers of the rails, these numbers varying as to Weight per running yard and differing slightly in their transverse shapes and sizes, and the clips will be formed to correspond to these varying sizes.

As many of the spikes 13 may be employed as required,and, as before stated, anydesired form of spike or bolt may be employed to secure the plates to the ties.

The plates l0 and the clips extending therefrom will generally be forged or otherwise formed in one piece; but the clips or a portion of them may be formed separately and connected to the plate 10, if preferred. The plates 10 and the clips rising therefrom m'ay be made of any suitable size or material and `will be adapted to withstand the severe strains to which they will be subjected.

Having thus described ourinvention, what we claim is 1. As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate having clips conforming to and adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the tie -langes of the opposite rails, and with longer clips adapted to engage the outer edges of the heads of the opposite rails relatively near their upper surfaces, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate having clips conforming to and adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the tie-flanges of the opposite rails, and with longer clips adapted to engage the outersides of the heads of the opposite rails relatively near their upper surfaces, said longer clips curving outwardly between their extremities, whereby means are provided for the insertion and removal of the rails, substantiall y as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate provided with clips conforming to and adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the tie-flanges and the vertical webs of the opposite rails, and with longer clips adapted to engage the outer-sides of the heads of the opposite rails relatively near their upper su rfaces, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a rail- Way-tie plate havinga clip conforming to and adapted to engage the inner edge of the tiefiange of the rail, and witha longer clip adapted to engage the outer side of the head of the rail relatively near its upper surface, substantially as described.

5. AS a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plaie having a clip conforming to and adapted to engage the inner edge of the tielange and the vertical web of the rail, and with a longer clip adapted to engage the outer side of the head of the rail relatively near its upper surface, substantially as described.

As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate having a clip conforming to and adapted to engage the inner edge of the tieflange, and with a longer clip adapted to engage the outer side of the head of the rail relatively near its upper surface, said longer clip curving outwardly between its extremities, wherebymeans are provided for the insertion and removal of the rail, substantially as described.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate having clips conforming to. and

adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the tie-flanges of the opposite rails, and with longer clips adapted to engage the outer edges of the heads of the opposite rails relatively near their upper surfaces, a supporting-tie beneath said plate, and means for securing said plate to said tie, substantially as de scribed.

8. In railway construction, the rails spaced apart and connected at their adjacent ends by railway-rail joints, spaced ties transversely connecting said rails, tie-plates engaging the under sides of said rails transversely and adjacent to said joints, said tie-plates having clips conforming to and adapted to engage the adjacent edges of the tie-flanges of said rails, and with longer clips adapted to engage the outerl sides of the heads of the opposite rails relatively near their upper surfaces, substantially as described.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a railway-tie plate having a clip integral therewith and conforming to and adapted to engage the inner edge of the tie-fiange of the rail, and with a longer clip integral therewith and adapted to engage the outer side of the head of the rail relatively near its upper surface, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a railway-tie,spaced rails transversely engaging said tie, clips extending above said tie and conforming to and adapted to engage the inner edges of the tieiianges of the rails, and clips exten din g above said ties and adapted to engage the outer surfaces of the heads of the rails, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS B. MODLIN.- VILLIAM H. BUHL. Witnesses:

S. N. EAGLE,

IIoMER BLACK.

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